Overview

• Speaking on September 21 at an event marking the 1,500th birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad in Chennai, Stalin addressed a cross-party audience of Muslim leaders including those from the IUML, MMK, MJK and SDPI.
• He called on Muslims to boycott parties that support what he described as the BJP’s cheap, autocratic and authoritarian politics, a message aimed at the AIADMK without naming it.
• Responding to a request from SDPI’s Nellai Mubarak, he said content on Prophet Muhammad is already included in the Tamil Nadu school syllabus.
• He highlighted welfare steps such as a 3.5% internal reservation for Urdu‑speaking Muslims under the Backward Classes category, creation of a Minority Welfare Board and an Urdu Academy, and construction of a new Haj House near Chennai airport.
• He criticized the Centre’s Waqf amendments and said the DMK’s legal fight helped secure a Supreme Court stay on key provisions, reiterated opposition to the CAA and the Triple Talaq law, and urged the Union government to act to end violence in Gaza.